Deere & Company

Ean M Bush

David Lee Steinlage

Luc Janelle

Andrew W Harmon

Systems, methods, and apparatuses for calibrating a first meter of an air cart include determining a calibration factor using a second meter. The second meter may be located with the air cart or remotely from the air cart. An amount of material dispensed from the second meter is used to determine the calibration factor. A number of cycles of operation of the second meter may also be used to determine the calibration factor. The calibration factor may be provided via a wired or wireless connection to a controller operable to control operation of the first meter.

Calibration device for volumetric meters

An exemplary diverter valve generally includes a shell, a pipe, and a handle. The shell includes a body extending in a longitudinal direction, a shell inlet port, a shell outlet port, and a positioning slot formed in the body. The pipe is seated in the body for sliding movement in the longitudinal direction, and includes a first passage and a second passage. The handle is connected to the pipe through the positioning slot, and is operable to move the pipe relative to the shell between a first position in which the shell inlet port is connected with the shell outlet port via the first passage, and a second position in which the second passage is connected with the shell inlet port and the shell outlet port is disconnected from the second passage.

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